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CROMTAG/2 version 0.03
CROMTAG/2 - A tagline util for timEd/2 (v1.10 and above) by Dana Booth at
1:138/179 or crom@eskimo.com
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FILELIST:
cromtag2.exe - The tagline insertion program
cromlin2.exe - The custom origin line utility
cromline.add - Sample address file for cromline.exe
cromline.lin - Sample origin line file for cromline.exe
csteal2.exe - The tagline 'stealing' utility
mood2.exe - Mood kludge utility (see seperate docs)
tag.cmd - Batch file to get you started (explained below)
tag.lin - Ascii text file of taglines (of course you can edit
this, I just borrowed some from some other guy's
tagline util *G*)
timkeys.sam - Sample TIMKEYS.CFG file for using csteal2.exe
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OVERVIEW:
This is a simple little tagline insertion utility that'll work just
fine with timEd's internal editor, and will also work just as well
using an external editor.
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HISTORY:
One day, in the ARTWARE echo, a fellow asked about using taglines with
the internal editor. Several folks answered back, in the days that
followed, and told him that it couldn't be done. I thought, hey,
timEd writes a file to disk whenever it does its PGP and Spellchecker
routines, so why couldn't you insert a tagline instead? So I made a
small qbasic routine, and a few people started using it. (a very few
*G*) One fellow said that he used my little qbasic utility, and asked
that if I ever re-write it, could I make it do random taglines? Thus
was born the version that you have now... I sat down, and actually
re-wrote it in earnest, made it faster, compiled it, etc., etc.
This version for OS/2 is written in rexx, and it's history is kept in
the file OS2.TXT
Anyway, now you know. *G*
Keep in mind that I'm by no means any sort of programmer. This is a
very simple routine that anyone could have made. :)
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INSTALLATION:
In timEd/2, version 1.10 and above, you have the opportunity to choose
to do a spellcheck, a PGP message encryption, or a PGP message
signing. In order to accomplish this, you have to define, in
timed.cfg, the action to execute when you choose either of these
options. The defining keywords are EXESPELL, EXECRYPT, and EXESIGN. If
you don't use one of those keywords in timed.cfg, then you can define
it to run the tagline utility, here's how: (using the EXECRYPT keyword
for the purpose of this example)
1 - Copy all the files in this archive to your timEd directory.
2 - Using any text editor, open timed.cfg
3 - insert the EXECRYPT keyword, followed by 'tag.cmd', i.e.:
EXECRYPT tag.cmd
4 - If you use an external editor, and call it from a batch file, be
sure to have the batch file change back to the timEd directory
before returning control back to timEd.
5 - Use your text editor, and modify the CROMTAG.INI file, using the
information in that file as a guideline.
6 - If you plan to use the tagline stealing utility, 'csteal2.exe',
then modify your 'timkeys.cfg' file, inserting the line in the
sample file, 'timkeys.sam', in this archive.
You're ready to go!
If you have the PGP and Spellcheck options already in use, then modify
the 'tag.cmd file to reflect any changes that you'd like.
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OPERATION:
If you use the external editor, then you must choose the PGP or
Spellchecker option that you installed it under when you edit the
header of your message, by hitting [alt]+s. If you're using the
internal editor, you can do the same, and you also have the
opportunity to bring up the 'save message' menu, which contains the
PGP/Spellcheck options, by hitting 'F10' before saving your post.
*note* you may also define another keyword in timed.cfg to tell timEd
to always use the spellcheck option. 'spellcheck_default yes' The PGP
options do not have a similar keyword.
When you save your post, the taglines will appear (if you did not
choose to have CromTag/2 insert random taglines), and the chosen tagline
will be inserted, it's pretty easy.
Cromtag/2 will TAG.LIN as it's tagline file, the dos version gives you
the opportunity to use an alternate file, but the OS/2 version does
not yet do this.
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TAGLINE STEALING:
If you use the sample, 'timkeys.sam', and insert that into your
timkeys.cfg file, you can steal taglines by hitting the 'F4' key while
in the reader. The stolen taglines are written to CromTag's tagline
text file, 'tag.lin'.
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CUSTOM ORIGIN LINES:
Included in this archive is the custom origin line utility. It was
made as an afterthought actually, using basically the same program as
cromtag2.exe, and changing a few lines. To run 'cromlin2.exe', you set
it up basically the same way you would set up cromtag, but, you can
only use this utility from the 'spellcheck' option. The 'cromline.add'
file is the file that cromline.exe reads to get the address from you
that it'll need to put on the origin line, and the 'cromline.lin' file
is the file that cromline.exe reads to get the custom origin line from
you. You have to modify these files to suit you.
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OTHER STUFF:
I hope you enjoy these little programs. If you do, would you write me a
letter at 1:138/179 or crom@eskimo.com?
Thanks - Dana Booth (the guy who made the stuff)